Police said a man held a SWAT team at bay for several hours and forced an entire Brentwood neighborhood into lockdown Sunday.

Officials said the suspect finally surrendered after the standoff.

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It happened on Burdine Street, just a few houses away from the shops and businesses along Brownsville Road.

Gene Mandzak came to visit his daughter's house and was shocked to find officers with assault rifles all over the neighborhood.

Police said the trouble started when the homeowner, who was identified by a friend as Robert Scalak, got into a fight with his live-in girlfriend, who was trying to move out.

The woman told police she left the house and came back for a second load, and that's when Scalak attacked.

"At some point, she was able to contact police, and we established the fact that a domestic (incident) did take place there. She was assaulted, and he refused to come out of the house, and he had firearms in the basement," Police Chief Robert Butelli said.

Police brought in an armored vehicle and dozens of officers to surround the house.